They never stop screwing regular Americans. Never.

Eyes on, folks, Eyes on.

...would be good to have.

The main issue is who bears the cost of the power distribution infrastructure: who pays for the wires, transformers, pays the salaries of linemen, etc., etc.

Right now, alternative producers can sell power back to the major company/utility. That works ok if the amount of alternative power generation is trivial, but once it becomes more widespread (and isn't that the goal?) it shifts the costs of maintenance onto those who don't have alternative set-ups, and may not have the means to.

The more successful alternative energy is, the more the current usual billing practices will shift the bill to one segment of users. It may help lower overall costs, but it will very rarely eliminate the need for wider power grids.

Some of the most effective pushbacks against ALEC schemes have been where alternate plans were developed and ready to answer the question of "Ok, what's your solution?"

-Laelth

...is that they make it very easy to take a stand on an issue. Without having to do any independent research, all you have to do is look at ALEC's position, take the opposite side, and you'll be right.

I can take as much "personal responsibility", be exactly the kind of individualized Superman that I want to be, AND go ahead and "pull myself up by my own bootstraps"...but only so long as I'm acting completely irresponsibly, still one of the lemmings and wearing ONLY the boots that Exxon-Mobile and BP are willing to SELL me?

Thanks for clarifying that for me, Republican Party...I wasn't sure there for a minute.

Fuck Ayn Rand, because even THEY don't believe her bullshit.

I wonder how many of the rural off grid type GOP voters will like this? The GOP is coming after their solar energy systems.

Sick twisted bastards want to tell you what you can and cannot do with your home and property.